No. 1,195 in Portuguese
dizia
"Dizia" means "used to say" or "was saying" in English.
In a sentence
Ele dizia que queria viajar pelo mundo.
He used to say he wanted to travel the world.
In this sentence, 'dizia' is used to indicate past habitual actions or repeated statements that occurred in the past.
Eu não entendia o que você dizia antes.
I didn't understand what you were saying before.
Here, 'dizia' expresses an action in progress in the past related to communication or stating something.
Ela sempre dizia para termos paciência.
She always said to be patient.
In this example, 'dizia' refers to a repeated action or advice given regularly over a period in the past.
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